An American restaurateur who, with his brother Richard, opened the original McDonald's restaurant in San Bernardino, California in 1940 and co-designed its Speedee Service System, before selling the brothers' interest in the business to franchising agent Ray Kroc in 1961. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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BirthplaceManchester, New Hampshire, U.S. 2 Death PlacePalm Springs, California, U.S. 1 Defining ContributionCo-founded the original McDonald's restaurant with brother Richard in 1940 and co-designed its Speedee Service System. 2 Notable Work Connections
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The McDonald brothers pioneered the Speedee Service System, the assembly line food preparation model that became the template for fast food.
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Richard and Maurice McDonald were brothers who co-founded the original McDonald's restaurant and its Speedee Service System together.
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Companies Founded
Co-founded the original McDonald's restaurant with brother Richard in San Bernardino, California in 1940.
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Founding McDonald's
Death and legacy, paragraph 3
Maurice (Mac) McDonald
Death and legacy, paragraph 1
Maurice died from heart failure at his home in Palm Springs, California
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November 26, 1902
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Died 1971-12-11
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Richard and Maurice McDonald were American brothers who founded the first McDonald's restaurant.
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- Associated With: Richard McDonald
- Associated With: Fast Food Industry
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